by Kenneth Woods | Jun 3, 2012 | A view from the podium, Not quite the news, Satire
London- Eyebrows were raised across the sporting world today when anonymous sources within the Olympic organizing committee revealed that athletes in the 2012 Games have been told to mime their events to a pre-recorded result and commentary. In the case of the...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 2, 2012 | A view from the podium, Bobby and Hans, News and Reviews
A new review for the Orchestra of the Swan’s new recording of Hans Gal’s Fourth Symphony and Schumann’s Second from critic Colin Anderson, editor at Classical Source. Read the whole thing here. A short sample follows Click here to order from MDT...
by Kenneth Woods | May 27, 2012 | A view from the podium
Please give. Your donation is important. The Complete String Trios of Hans Gál and Hans Krása Ensemble Epomeo need your help to relase a very beautiful and important CD of the complete music for string trio by Hans Gál and Hans Krása, leading members of a gifted...
by Kenneth Woods | May 22, 2012 | A view from the podium
Exciting news from my ancestral homeland. This Thursday, May 24, 2012, American Public Media’s “Performance Today” is going to broadcast the Orchestra of the Swan’s concert performance of Has Gál’s Fourth Symphony, recorded December 2011 in Stratford-upon-Avon....
by Kenneth Woods | May 14, 2012 | A view from the podium
Recent features in New York Magazine, the New York Times (additional video here), the Sydney Herald (in conversation with my former teacher, David Zinman) and a return of BBC2’s “Maestro” would all seem to be evidence of some kind of moment of curiosity about the true...
by Kenneth Woods | May 10, 2012 | A view from the podium
A guest post from VFTP contributor Peter Davison, in recognition of the recent Kathleen Ferrier annversary. A tribute to Kathleen Ferrier Peter Davison (based on an address made at Kathleen Ferrier: an Ordinary Diva, an event presented on 3 March 2012 at The...
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